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Be Thou, O God, Exalted High

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1 Be thou, O God exalted high;
And as Your glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth displayed,
'Til You are here, as there, obeyed.
'Til You are here, as there, obeyed.

2 O God, my heart is fixed; ’tis bent
Its thankful tribute to present;
And, with my heart, my voice I’ll raise
To You, my God, in songs of praise.
To You, my God, in songs of praise.

3 Awake, my glory; harp and lute,
No longer let our strings be mute;
And I, my tuneful part to take,
Will with the early dawn awake.
Will with the early dawn awake.

4 Your praises, Lord, I will resound
To all the list'ning nations round;
Your mercy highest heav’n transcends;
Your truth beyond the clouds extends.
Your truth beyond the clouds extends.

Source: Psalms of Grace #57d

Text Information

First Line: Be Thou, O God, exalted high
Title: Be Thou, O God, Exalted High
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: Tate & Brady, 1696
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Be Thou, O God, exalted high. A cento in the Baptist Hymnal, Phila., 1902, from the New Version, Ps. Ivii. (p. 800, ii.).

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Notes

Be Thou, O God, exalted high. A cento in the Baptist Hymnal, Phila., 1902, from the New Version, Ps. Ivii. (p. 800, ii.).

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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OLD HUNDREDTHOtherHighcharts.com
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OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

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The Cyber Hymnal #485
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Instances

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Christian Science Hymnal #445

Christian Science Hymnal #446

Christian Science Hymnal #447

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Hymns for a Pilgrim People #560

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Psalms of Grace #57d

The Baptist Hymnal #4

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The Cyber Hymnal #485

Include 174 pre-1979 instances
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